The Turning of Possibility
A house key becomes a landscape of thresholds, with its bow, shaft and stepped teeth defining an entrance, a route and places to pause.
The Brief
A key implies access, but a public installation should offer more than a single entrance. The brief develops its parts into a sequence of thresholds and pauses, with the object readable across the whole plan.
Visitors pass through the bow, follow the shaft and gather beside the stepped teeth.
The Inspiration
A key is a small object that can change what becomes available to us. Its association with entry and possibility inspires a setting where an opening leads onward, and where the visitor’s choice of path carries the story.
The enlarged bow becomes a clear entrance, the shaft a connective route and the teeth a sequence of stepped edges.
The Concept
The enlarged bow becomes a clear entrance, the shaft a connective route and the teeth a sequence of stepped edges. Seating and tactile turning details bring the larger key silhouette back to the scale of hands and bodies.
An elevated view reveals the complete arrangement of the landmark, its seating and the routes around it.
The Experience
Visitors pass through the bow, follow the shaft and gather beside the stepped teeth. Turning details offer an approachable encounter with the idea of unlocking, while the open arrangement leaves room for independent exploration.
A circular turning element is integrated into the gold key wall beside the turquoise channels.
The Outcome
A small symbol of entry becomes a landscape of possibility. The key connects a memorable entrance with routes and places to pause, turning the act of opening into an invitation to explore what lies beyond.
The reverse view reveals the same structure’s layered edges, material surfaces and relationship to its setting.